One dead, two injured as tractor rams bike

BAREILLY: A 48-year-old farmer died and his two nephews, aged eight and 15, were severely injured as the bike they were on collided with a speeding truck loaded with sugarcane. The incident happened in the wee hours of Saturday near Itoriya village under Fatehganj East police station here.

The accident victims were rushed to a private hospital, where the farmer, identified as Rajaram Jatav, succumbed to his injuries. The truck driver fled the spot after the accident and his truck has been seized by police. Station house officer of Fatehganj East police station, Surendra Kumar, said, “We will lodge an FIR in the matter after we receive a complaint from the kin of the deceased.” The deceased and his nephews were returning after attending a wedding. The injured minor boys were identified as Vikas, 15, Rohit,8, natives of Amrata village under Fatehganj East. The deceased’s younger brother Kuwarpal Jatav said, “At around 12:30 am on Saturday, my brother, along with my two sons, was returning home after attending the wedding of his brother-in-law’s daughter. I was shocked when I learned about the accident.”